2025-05-15T20:18:06-05:00 2024-06-30 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2023-07-01 954589325 COUNCIL FOR WATERSHED HEALTH COUN 2132299945 177 E COLORADO STREET 200 PASADENA CA 91105 TAYO OKUSANYA TREASURER 2132299945 2025-05-15 1 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TAYO OKUSANYA 177 E COLORADO STREET 200 PASADENA CA 91105 5145264 0 X WWW.WATERSHEDHEALTH.ORG X 1996 CA TO FACILITATE AND ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR REGION'S WATERSHEDS. 15 15 19 15 0 0 1863124 4783591 260840 291891 0 50586 0 19196 2123964 5145264 0 0 0 0 1304186 1477897 0 0 2099 954089 2263795 2258275 3741692 -134311 1403572 1566761 3559061 294014 894127 1272747 2664934 X FOUNDED IN 1996 BY GRASSROOTS ORGANIZER DOROTHY GREEN, COUNCIL FOR WATERSHED HEALTH (CWH) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR REGION'S WATERSHEDS - BOTH IN NATURAL AREAS AND URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE DO THIS THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND INCLUSIVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 3274640 291891 FOUNDED IN 1996 BY GRASSROOTS ORGANIZER DOROTHY GREEN, COUNCIL FOR WATERSHED HEALTH (CWH) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF CWH REGION'S WATERSHEDS - BOTH IN NATURAL AREAS AND URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. CWH DOES THIS THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND INCLUSIVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. THIS ANNUAL REPORT REPRESENTS THE FAR-REACHING WORK THAT COUNCIL FOR WATERSHED HEALTH HAS CONTINUED TO COMPLETE DURING THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) SEE SCHEDULE O 3274640 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X X RUMI YANAKIEV 2132299945 177 E COLORADO STREET 200 PASADENA CA 91105 MARTIN ADAMS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EILEEN ALDUENDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150361 0 19961 STEPHEN ARAKAWA PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TAYO OKUSANYA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT WICKERSHAM SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID ASTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZ CROSSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA DRAYSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT FERRANTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFREDO GONZALEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE GRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK GREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELSA LOPEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIGUEL LUNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH NAGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PESTRELLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON CASANOVA DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, INFO 40.00 X 134738 0 3497 CARLOS MORAN SR. PROGRAM MANAGER 40.00 X 111581 0 2790 RUMI YANAKIEV DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER 40.00 X 134951 0 17751 531631 0 43999 4 0 1 0 0 2354408 2429183 1508 4783591 SUBCONTRACT REVENUE 541900 291891 291891 291891 50586 50586 OTHER INCOME 900099 19196 19196 19196 5145264 291891 0 69782 X 345101 138777 205590 734 962286 891946 69173 1167 24662 22466 2185 11 45296 43229 2019 48 100552 80674 19739 139 86386 86386 150 150 2041268 2028889 12379 51319 47725 3594 29853 29853 13851 13831 20 7610 7610 17340 17340 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 10516 3478 7038 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 3410 2960 450 PARKING, TRAINING AND O 1336 665 671 BANK CHARGES 756 756 3741692 3274640 464953 2099 931546 1560588 445278 639802 158584 100926 12897 14630 188608 177762 18456 10846 1232269 1566761 3559061 294014 894127 294014 894127 X 768825 877591 503922 1787343 1272747 2664934 1566761 3559061 1403572 -11385 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2422757 1848456 2992079 1863097 4782084 13908473 2422757 1848456 2992079 1863097 4782084 13908473 2734865 11173608 6 39532 39538 18393 13 19196 37602 13985613 1342614 0.79890 0.94530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 136911 126065 10846 51697 51697 0 10846 X 5133729 -11385 -11385 5145114 150 150 5145264 3741542 0 3741542 150 150 3741692 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT FISCAL YEAR-END. GENERALLY, AN ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EILEEN ALDUENDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150361 0 0 0 0 0 4523 0 15438 0 170322 0 0 0 RUMI YANAKIEV DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER 134951 0 0 0 0 0 4061 0 13690 0 152702 0 0 0 PART III LINE 4, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN KEEPING WITH THEIR MISSION, CWH'S WORK CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON THREE MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY: MONITORING PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: BUILDING CAPACITY AND RESOURCE CONNECTIONS. WITHIN EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES CWH'S STAFF AND PARTNERS GAINED NEW FUNDING, BROADENED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING WATERSHED AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH, AND FOCUSED ON INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT. CWH'S EFFORTS CONTINUE TO BUILD ON EXISTING PROJECTS, WE STRENGTHENED OUR COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND SECURED OUTSIDE FUNDING FOR OUR PARTNERS TO CONTINUE PROJECT ADVANCEMENT. CWH LOOKS FORWARD TO ADVANCING THE BOLD GOALS OF FOUNDER DOROTHY GREEN TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND WATERSHEDS. THE FOLLOWING REPORT DETAILS THESE ACHIEVEMENTS. ARUNDO ERADICATION PROGRAM-CWH CONTINUED TO COORDINATE THE PERMITTING, PLANNING AND REMOVAL OF ARUNDO DONAX, A NON-NATIVE, HIGHLY INVASIVE AND HIGH WATER-USE RIPARIAN PLANT WITHIN THE UPPER LOS ANGELES RIVER WATERSHED. ARUNDO POPULATIONS NEGATIVELY IMPACT LOCAL WATER RESOURCES, BOTH IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND UPSTREAM IN THE SURROUNDING SAN GABRIEL, SANTA SUSANA, AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. TARGETING THESE ARUNDO POPULATIONS STRATEGICALLY ELIMINATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS EXPANSION DOWNSTREAM. OUR EFFORTS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR FOCUSED ON ERADICATING ARUNDO AT THE FOLLOWING SITES: BOX CANYON, CHATSWORTH AND CONTINUED ASSISTING WITH ONGOING TREATMENTS AND MONITORING IN PAST YEAR SITES INCLUDING BIG AND LITTLE TUJUNGA CREEK AND PACOIMA WASH. WE ALSO WORKED TO UPDATE OUR DETAILED ARUNDO DISTRIBUTION MAPS SO THAT WE HAVE A CURRENT SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WORK IS STILL NEEDED. DURING THIS PERIOD, WE ALSO IDENTIFIED SEED FUNDING TO START A SAN GABRIEL RIVER ARUNDO REMOVAL PROGRAM. LA RIVER WATERSHED MONITORING PROGRAM (LARWMP)- THE LA RIVER WATERSHED MONITORING PROGRAM (LARWMP) TEAM COORDINATES AND CONDUCTS WATER QUALITY MONITORING ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF LOS ANGELES AND BURBANK AT VARIOUS SITES ALONG THE LA RIVER. WE ORGANIZE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND CONVENE ANNUALLY TO DISCUSS MONITORING STRATEGY, STAKEHOLDER NEEDS, AND THE APPLICABILITY OF LARWMP DATA TO IMPROVE AND ASSESS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER 2023, THE LARWMP PROGRAM COMPLETED MONITORING FOR 32 CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST RELATED TO BIOASSESSMENT, WATER CHEMISTRY, OR E. COLI MONITORING ACROSS 30 SITES TO ANSWER THE PROGRAM'S FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS: - WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF STREAMS IN THE WATERSHED? - ARE CONDITIONS AT AREAS OF UNIQUE INTEREST GETTING BETTER OR WORSE? - ARE RECEIVING WATERS NEAR DISCHARGES MEETING WATER QUALITY? - IS IT SAFE TO RECREATE IN THE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES? - ARE LOCALLY CAUGHT FISH SAFE TO EAT? ADDITIONALLY, IN 2024, WE COORDINATED WITH THE LA RIVER TEMPERATURE EFFECTS STUDY AND AUGMENTED SIX LARWMP SITES TO ASSESS METRICS PERTINENT TO THE PROJECT'S ASSESSMENT. LARWMP ALSO CONTRIBUTED MONITORING AND GENERATED DATA FOR THE CITY OF LA'S BUREAU OF ENGINEERING'S FISH PASSAGE EFFORT. UPPER LOS ANGELES RIVER FIRE EFFECTS STUDY-THE UPPER LA RIVER (ULAR) FIRE EFFECTS STUDY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND WILDFIRE IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY AND MODEL THE POTENTIAL FUTURE EFFECTS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND COMPLY WITH WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS. THIS STUDY IS LED BY THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE ULAR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP AND AIMS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF POST-FIRE RUNOFF ON DOWNSTREAM RECEIVING WATERS AND TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND BENEFICIAL USES. AS THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT LEAD, CWH CONVENES A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE STUDY OUTCOME TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION. TO DATE CWH HAS PRESENTED AT 7 REGIONAL BOARD MEETINGS, 15 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND 2 TECHNICAL STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETINGS. THE INITIAL STUDY COMMENCED IN SEPTEMBER 2022 AND CONCLUDED IN DECEMBER 2024. FERNANDENO TATAVIAM BAND OF MISSION INDIANS (FTBMI) CLIMATE RESILIENCY-ON JANUARY 22, 2024, THE FERNANDEO TATAVIAM BAND OF MISSION INDIANS (FTBMI) RELEASED ITS TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN-A BLUEPRINT FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE THREATS IN TRIBAL TERRITORY USING BOTH TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE DEVELOPED OVER 18 MONTHS WITH PARTNERS, INCLUDING CWH. CWH LED THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, ANALYZING THE IMPACTS OF DROUGHT, FLOODING, AND WILDFIRE ON TRIBAL RESOURCES. THE ASSESSMENT ALSO MEASURED THE FTBMI'S ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AND INFORMED A SET OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON LAND PROTECTION, ACQUISITION, AND ALIGNMENT WITH TRIBAL PRIORITIES AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE. FERNANDENO TATAVIAM BAND OF MISSION INDIANS (FTBMI) CLIMATE RESILIENCY-FOLLOWING CWH'S ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLAN, FTBMI INVITED CWH TO JOIN THE 2030 RESILIENT NETWORKS COLLABORATIVE-A REGIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE INITIATIVE LED BY FTBMI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS. THE COLLABORATIVE AIMS TO CREATE A SCALABLE MODEL OR BLUEPRINT TO HELP CALIFORNIA TRIBES BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY COMPARABLE TO LARGE CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS, POSITIONING THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE FUTURE CLIMATE FUNDING AND IMPLEMENT LARGE-SCALE CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECTS. IN FY 23-24 CWH STARTED WORKING ON A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GAP ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL HELP GUIDE THE FUTURE COLLABORATIVE WORK. REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION-CWH CONTINUED TO FACILITATE MEETINGS WITH KEY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF FROM FIVE PARTNERING AGENCIES, IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY SHARED TERMINOLOGY, COORDINATE COMMUNICATION FOR CONSISTENT MESSAGING TO COMMUNITIES, AND TO COLLABORATE ON DEVELOPING A WORK PLAN FOR BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS. CWH COLLABORATED WITH THE REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER COMMUNICATION WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP TOPICS, IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SPEAKERS, AND COORDINATE TOURS OF RECYCLED WATER FACILITIES AS PART OF CWH'S 2024 WATER (R)EVOLUTION SYMPOSIUM ON RECYCLED WATER TOPICS. LIVING SCHOOLYARD COALITION-CWH PARTICIPATED AND CONTRIBUTED ITS SCHOOL GREENING EXPERTISE AND LESSONS LEARNED TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE EFFORTS. CWH ALSO SHARED ITS LESSONS LEARNED AND PROVIDED EXPERTISE TO THE LIVING SCHOOLYARD COALITION'S STORMWATER AND SCHOOLS WORKING GROUP TO HELP INFORM DESIGN AND POLICY GUIDELINES BEING DEVELOPED TO HELP INFORM LAUSD SCHOOL DISTRICT DECISION MAKING RELATED TO SCHOOL GREENING PROJECTS. DISADVANTAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM-IN SUPPORT OF THE DISADVANTAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM - WATERTALKS (TREEPEOPLE AS LEAD), CWH COMPLETED ITS TASKS RELATED TO THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATERTALKS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR AGENCIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. IN ADDITION, CWH SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT CONCEPTS FOR SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM AND STATE WATER-RELATED GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AND PLANNED THROUGH WATERTALKS ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND THE PROGRAM'S STRENGTHS & NEEDS ASSESSMENT. REDESIGNLA-REDESIGNLA IS A MENTOR-MENTEE MODEL OF RECRUITING, TRAINING, ENGAGING, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) AND TRIBAL PARTNERS INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY PROJECTS. CURRENTLY, REDESIGNLA SUPPORTS 11 CBOS AND 1 TRIBE WORKING IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. REDESIGNLA CBO AND TRIBAL PARTNERS CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS WITH THEIR PROJECTS. CWH WAS AWARDED AND SUBCONTRACTED ON 7 GRANTS THIS YEAR, AND OVERALL PROJECT PARTNERS SECURED FUNDING FOR PROJECTS BENEFITING LOCAL WATERSHEDS AND COMMUNITIES. MERCED AVENUE GREENWAY-MERCED AVENUE GREENWAY PROJECT WILL BRING A MULTI-BENEFIT REIMAGINED GREEN STREET TO LIFE IN THE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE. WHEN COMPLETE, THE PROJECT WILL CAPTURE, CLEAN, AND INFILTRATE DRY AND WET WEATHER RUNOFF, REDUCE THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKING SAFETY, AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS WILL DECREASE FLOOD RISK, CAPTURE STORMWATER FOR RECHARGE AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE STREETSCAPE AND DOWNSTREAM RECEIVING WATERS OF LEGG LAKE AND THE RIO HONDO. THE CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE ISSUED A NOTICE TO PROCEED ON DECEMBER 11, 2023 MARKING THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE MERCED AVENUE GREENWAY SOUTH PHASE I PROJECT WITH GROUNDBREAKING ACTIVITIES OCCURRING IN EARLY JANUARY 2024. BY THE END OF JUNE 2024, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WERE WELL UNDERWAY ON THE WESTSIDE OF MERCED WITH DEMOLITION, SITE DEVELOPMENT, NEW SIDEWALK AND ELEVATED BIKEWAY PAVEMENT, IRRIGATION MAINLINES AND INSTALLATION OF BIO-INFILTRATION PLANTERS AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF COMPLETION BETWEEN RUSH STREET AND LERMA ROAD. THE $12M PHASE I PROJECT IS ON TRACK TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY DECEMBER 31, 2024. PART III LINE 4, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NORTH PHASE II DESIGN EFFORT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER 2024 WITH AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION OF A 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PACKAGE BY SUMMER 2025. IN JUNE 2024, THE CITY COUNCIL OF SOUTH EL MONTE AUTHORIZED THE USE OF LA COUNTY SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM MUNICIPAL RETURN FUNDS AND ENTERED INTO A $0.769M AGREEMENT WITH CWH TO DELIVER THE DESIGN PACKAGE AND CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH. DURING THE PERIOD, THE PROJECT RECEIVED A PHASE II CONSTRUCTION FUNDING AWARD OF $2.56M FROM CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (CTC) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION (CYCLE 6) PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATED IN A REGIONAL GREEN SGV APPLICATION TO THE U.S. EPA COMMUNITY CHANGE GRANT PROGRAM. IF AWARDED, THE CONSTRUCTION GRANT WOULD BE UP TO $3.2M WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS EXPECTED LATER IN 2024. SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM WATERSHED COORDINATION-THROUGH MEASURE W, THE SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM (SCWP) PROVIDES LOCAL, DEDICATED FUNDING TO INCREASE LA COUNTY'S LOCAL WATER SUPPLY, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, ENHANCE COMMUNITIES, AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. THE ROLE OF WATERSHED COORDINATORS (WCS) WAS CREATED AS PART OF THE TECHNICAL RESOURCE PROGRAM IN THE SCWP TO EDUCATE AND BUILD CAPACITY IN COMMUNITIES, CONNECT POTENTIAL APPLICANTS TO TECHNICAL RESOURCES, AND BUILD INCLUSION AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT IN PURSUIT OF SCWP GOALS. IN THIS PAST YEAR, 20+ PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES AND CONCEPTS WERE COORDINATED BY THE WCS. THE WCS HOSTED 20 ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND 13 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS-EXCEEDING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. EIGHT OF THESE WERE EDUCATIONAL WATER TOURS THAT HIGHLIGHTED MULTI-BENEFIT PROJECTS AND BROUGHT TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CBOS, NONPROFITS, MUNICIPALITIES, LOCAL TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCIES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO SPARK NEW PROJECT IDEAS AND FOSTER COLLABORATION. CWH'S WCS SUCCESSFULLY CONVENED LAUSD, LA SANITATION & ENVIRONMENT, LA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS, ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADVANCE REGIONAL SCHOOL GREENING PROJECTS. THIS STRATEGIC COORDINATION HAS HELPED STRENGTHEN THE PROJECT PIPELINE AND FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS AMONG KEY DECISION-MAKERS POSITIONED TO CARRY THESE PROJECTS THROUGH SUCCESSFUL SCWP FUNDING. THE CWH WATERSHED COORDINATION TEAM HELPED ADVANCE THE SCWP BY EMPOWERING DIVERSE VOICES AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS. WE PROVIDED LOCAL GROUPS WITH TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND HANDS-ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING FULL SUPPORT THROUGH THE SCWP TECHNICAL RESOURCES PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCESS. SEP COMPTON CREEK-FROM APRIL 2022 THROUGH MARCH 2024, COMMUNITY REPOWER MOVEMENT (CRM) LEVERAGED FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CALEPA) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANT TO COMPLETE THE CLEAN UP THE CREEK! A COMPTON CREEK ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. WITH CWH'S SUPPORT, CRM SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED AND HOSTED A COMMUNITY STREET CLEAN-UP SURROUNDING COMPTON CREEK IN WATTS. CRM AND CWH DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGED WITH JURISDICTIONAL ENTITIES, LOCAL AGENCY PARTNERS, SCHOOLS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AROUND COMPTON CREEK TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION, SHARE IDEAS, AND GET PROJECT BUY-IN. CWH DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR BOTH PRINT AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL, RAISE AWARENESS OF THE TRASH ISSUES ALONG THE COMPTON CREEK, AND EVENT PROMOTION. THE CLEAN UP EVENT, HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024 WAS ATTENDED BY 21 VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED 0.71 MILES OF STREET TRASH ASSESSMENTS AND COLLECTED 1200 LBS. OF DEBRIS, DIVERTING IT FROM ENTERING THE ADJACENT COMPTON CREEK. AFTER THE EVENT, CRM RECEIVED POSITIVE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. DESIGNING HEALTHY SCHOOLYARDS-THE CWH GREEN SCHOOLYARD TEAM INITIATED SCHOOL COMMUNITY-LED, NATURE-BASED DESIGN APPROACH TO DESIGNING GREEN SCHOOLYARD PROJECTS FOR EIGHT UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD), FUNDED BY CAL FIRE SCHOOL GREENING PROGRAM GRANT. PROJECT PARTNERS SUPPORT EACH SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN DESIGNING A GREEN SCHOOLYARD PROJECT THAT REDUCES PAVEMENT AND INCREASE CAMPUS TREE CANOPY AND HABITAT, NATURE-BASED PLAY AND OUTDOOR LEARNING AREAS, STUDENT MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, CONNECTIONS TO CURRICULUM, CAPTURE AND INFILTRATION OF STORMWATER RUNOFF, GREENHOUSE GAS SEQUESTRATION, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY. CWH'S PARTNERS IN THIS PLANNING EFFORT INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, SUSTAINABILITY TEAMS; THREE CBOS, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, CAMPUS AIDES, REPRESENTATIVES FROM LAUSD SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS, AND THE COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. SOILS SYMPOSIUM-IN AUGUST 2023, CWH HELD ITS SOIL SYMPOSIUM AS PART OF CWH'S SYMPOSIA SERIES, COST EFFECTIVE ENGAGING EVENTS ON CURRENT ISSUES RELATED TO WATER USE EFFICIENCY, STORMWATER CHALLENGES, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE SOILS SYMPOSIUM WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GREEN GARDENS GROUP, AND METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR PLANNING, PUBLIC WORKS, AND PARKS PROFESSIONALS ALONG WITH NGOS AND CBOS WITH AN INTEREST IN RESEARCH, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTI-BENEFIT SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER SCARCITY. THE SYMPOSIUM COMPRISED OF LECTURES AND INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SOIL HEALTH AND WATER CYCLES, PRESENTING IDEAS AND PRACTICES THAT HIGHLIGHTED HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO: CONSERVE WATER SUPPLY, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING, RESTORE BROKEN WATER CYCLES AND REVERSE ARIDIFICATION. THE PRIMARY OUTCOME OF THE SYMPOSIUM WAS A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF SOIL HEALTH IN WATERSHED HEALTH AND CURRENT RESEARCH, IMPROVED POLICIES, AND BEST PRACTICES AND NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND RESTORING SOIL HEALTH. CLIMATE RESOLVE CULTURAL RESOURCES-CWH PARTNERED WITH CLIMATE RESOLVE TO CREATE A NATIVE PLANT INVENTORY/CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THE FERNANDEO TATAVIAM BAND OF MISSION INDIANS. CWH IDENTIFIED EXISTING KNOWN CULTURAL RESOURCES, NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES, AND WATER RESOURCES WITHIN THE TRIBE'S TERRITORY IN COLLABORATION WITH TRIBE'S ADVISORS, AND CLASSIFIED THEM AS SENSITIVE, THREATENED OR ENDANGERED. CWH CREATED A MAP OF KNOWN HISTORICAL FTBMI VILLAGES AND PROXIMITY TO DOCUMENTED CULTURALLY RELEVANT NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THOSE VILLAGES WERE KNOWN FOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE TREASURER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DRAFT FORM 990 ARE SUBSEQUENTLY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ANNUAL REVIEW AND SIGNING OF ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY EACH BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY MAIL, WEBSITE, REFERRAL, EMAIL COMMUNICATION OR IN PERSON. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SUBCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,028,889. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,028,889. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,379. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,379. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.